---
type: "Bill"
title: "SCH CD-CONTRACTS-LOCAL BIDDER"
description: "Amends the School Code. Exempts contracts awarded to a local contractor who is not the lowest responsible bidder, but who is a qualified bidder who has submitted a bid that does not exceed 2% over the lowest responsible bid received by the school board, from the requirement that a school board award all contracts for the purchase of supplies and materials or work involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000 to the lowest responsible bidder. Effective immediately."
jurisdiction: "us/states/il"
legislature: "Illinois General Assembly"
session: "98th"
identifier: "HB 3232"
citation: "Illinois HB 3232 (98th)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: []
version_count: 3
action_count: 68
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2013-02-26"
last_action: "2014-07-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e1fc1795-cd54-4ed7-bca0-37b1ffd53c26"
source_url: "http://ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=3232&GAID=12&DocTypeID=HB&LegId=75091&SessionID=85&GA=98"
source_hash: "bc500c1ef2ac2584072612aba852db79223b754dba93873066f8c027b9f4832d"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-il"]
---

# Illinois HB 3232 (98th) — SCH CD-CONTRACTS-LOCAL BIDDER

Amends the School Code. Exempts contracts awarded to a local contractor who is not the lowest responsible bidder, but who is a qualified bidder who has submitted a bid that does not exceed 2% over the lowest responsible bid received by the school board, from the requirement that a school board award all contracts for the purchase of supplies and materials or work involving an expenditure in excess of $25,000 to the lowest responsible bidder. Effective immediately.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3232&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75091&DocNum=3232&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3232eng&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75091&DocNum=3232&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)
3. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09800HB3232enr&GA=98&SessionId=85&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=75091&DocNum=3232&GAID=12&Session=&print=true)

## Votes

- Concurrence, Amendment 2 — **101–12** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **75–40** (pass) · lower
- Third Reading — **44–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Emanuel Chris Welch — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2013-02-26** Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth `filing`
- **2013-02-26** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-02-26** Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-11** Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Jehan A. Gordon-Booth `amendment-introduction`
- **2013-03-19** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2013-03-20** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee
- **2013-03-21** House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; by Voice Vote `amendment-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 013-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-03-21** Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-15** Second Reading - Short Debate `reading-2`
- **2013-04-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- **2013-04-16** Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 075-040-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2013-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
- **2013-04-16** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2013-04-16** Arrive in Senate `introduction`
- **2013-04-16** Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 17, 2013 `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. David Koehler
- **2013-04-17** First Reading `reading-1`
- **2013-04-17** Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2013-04-24** Assigned to Education `referral-committee`
- **2013-05-01** Postponed - Education
- **2013-05-08** Do Pass Education; 012-000-000 `committee-passage`
- **2013-05-08** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 9, 2013
- **2013-05-24** Rule 2-10 Third Reading Deadline Established As May 31, 2013 `reading-3`
- **2013-08-09** Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-9(b) / Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-15** Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-05-15** Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-05-15** Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 19, 2014
- **2014-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-16** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-19** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Education
- **2014-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins `amendment-introduction`
- **2014-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommend Do Adopt Education; 013-000-000
- **2014-05-20** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Be Approved for Consideration Assignments
- **2014-05-21** Second Reading `reading-2`
- **2014-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 1 Withdrawn by Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
- **2014-05-21** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Collins `amendment-passage`
- **2014-05-21** Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 22, 2014
- **2014-05-22** Third Reading - Passed; 044-000-000 `reading-3, passage`
- **2014-05-22** Arrived in House `introduction`
- **2014-05-22** Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 2
- **2014-05-22** Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Emanuel Chris Welch
- **2014-05-23** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Linda Chapa LaVia
- **2014-05-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Monique D. Davis
- **2014-05-23** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Unes
- **2014-05-23** Remove Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Norine Hammond
- **2014-05-23** Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Christian L. Mitchell
- **2014-05-23** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Frances Ann Hurley
- **2014-05-26** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Elementary & Secondary Education Committee `referral-committee`
- **2014-05-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Rita Mayfield
- **2014-05-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- **2014-05-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Camille Y. Lilly
- **2014-05-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Fred Crespo
- **2014-05-26** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Kenneth Dunkin
- **2014-05-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
- **2014-05-27** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Elementary & Secondary Education Committee; 011-000-000
- **2014-05-27** Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Esther Golar
- **2014-05-28** Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 House Concurs 101-012-001
- **2014-05-28** House Concurs
- **2014-05-28** Passed Both Houses
- **2014-06-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2014-07-24** Governor Approved `executive-signature`
- **2014-07-24** Effective Date January 1, 2015
- **2014-07-24** Public Act . . . . . . . . . 98-0783 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e1fc1795-cd54-4ed7-bca0-37b1ffd53c26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).